Death rate from cancer has dropped 30% over the last decade
A new report credits increased access to screening and care, declining rates of smoking, and new treatment methods with the drop
13/01/2022 The Independent
2022
Best News of 2022
Good things happen every month. Hence in the tradition of the year in review we like to remind you of three randomly selected news articles of each month.
January
February
Green construction: Fixing concrete's carbon footprint
The cement and concrete industry is one of the most neglected in the fight against climate change. It's responsible for about 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than double those from flying or shipping.
04/02/2022 Deutsche Welle
Basic income: Wales pilot offers £1,600 a month to care leavers
Every 18-year-old leaving care will be offered £1,600 a month under the Welsh government's basic income pilot. It is expected about 500 people will be eligible to join the scheme, which is being launched this year and could cost up to £20m over…
15/02/2022 BBC
March
Seesaws are out, saws are in: the (welcome) rise of risky playgrounds
Tools, old cars and even prickly bushes are being introduced to playgrounds, amid research highlighting the benefits of risky play
16/03/2022 Positive News
Scientists sequence the complete human genome for the first time
In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it sequenced 92% of the human genome. But for nearly two decades since, scientists have struggled to decipher the remaining 8%. Now, a team of nearly 100 scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere…
31/03/2022 CNN
April
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fall to lowest on record
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fell to a record low in the financial year that ended March 2021, government figures showed on Friday, a result of slower industry activities amid the pandemic and wider use of renewable energy. The 5.1 percent…
15/04/2022 Al Jazeera
May
Researchers successfully preserve human liver for three days outside of the body using machine
A damaged human liver has been repaired and preserved in a machine for three days before being successfully transplanted into a patient, researchers say, in what is the first operation of its kind.
31/05/2022 The Independent
June
Why captions are suddenly everywhere and how they got there
People with hearing loss have long adopted technology to navigate the world, especially since hearing aids are expensive and inaccessible to many
27/06/2022 The Independent
July
‘If we wrap our children in digital cotton, they will not learn to cope with problems’
British professor Sonia Livingstone is one of the leading global experts on minors and technology. ‘There is little evidence of big problems in the new generations,’ she says
16/07/2022 El País
August
Genetic tweaks to upgrade photosynthesis boost soy yield by a fifth
Researchers have succeeded in making photosynthesis more efficient in soybean plants, in a major breakthrough that will mean less forest has to be cut down to make way for farms
18/08/2022 NewScientist
September
Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid
By 2035, the batteries in California’s zero-emission cars could power every home in the state for three days.
19/09/2022 Wired
All-electric passenger aircraft completes milestone first ever test flight
An all-electric prototype aircraft has successfully completed a milestone test flight for the first time, marking an advance in aviation without carbon emissions. The plane took off from the Grant County International Airport in Washington at 7.10am…
29/09/2022 The Independent
Scientists make major breakthrough in race to save Caribbean coral
Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in the race to save Caribbean coral: For the first time, marine biologists have successfully reproduced elkhorn coral, a critical species, using aquarium technology.
04/09/2022 CNN
October
Gigafactories are making greener EV batteries by recycling old ones
Though dark satanic mills are long gone from industry, the start of the lithium-ion-battery production line in a factory in Vasteras, west of Stockholm, is particularly squeaky clean.
26/10/2022 Economist
November
Bone marrow neurons can be rewired to enable paraplegics to walk
Swiss researchers have identified a group of nerve cells unrelated to the locomotor system with the capacity to change function
10/11/2022 El País
The Hibernator’s Guide to the Galaxy
Scientists are on the verge of figuring out how to put humans in a state of suspended animation. It could be the key to colonizing Mars.
24/11/2022 Wired
God of War Ragnarök breaks new ground for accessibile gaming – our research explains what more developers can do
Digital games are a bigger part of our culture than ever before. Over 50% of people in the UK, Europe and US are now gaming regularly, regardless of age or gender. Only recently, however, have developers begun consistently designing gameplay options…
30/11/2022 The Conversation
December
A New Strategy for Preventing Fentanyl Overdoses: Testing Drugs
Machines that examine samples of drugs can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, but experts say they are an increasingly vital tool in stemming overdoses.
24/12/2022 New York Times
Railway station first as audio guide for blind people launched
A railway station has become the first in the country to launch an audio guide to help blind and partially sighted people navigate the space. Network Rail has launched the guide, comprising of 12 audio files, along with Bristol Sight Loss Council to…
02/12/2022 The Independent
